fleasbaby
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....just posted my review...
http://www.head-fi.org/products/ve-zen/reviews/13034
http://www.head-fi.org/products/ve-zen/reviews/13034
....just posted my review...
http://www.head-fi.org/products/ve-zen/reviews/13034
Is anyone had compared between Zen vs Hifiman ES100...
....just posted my review...
http://www.head-fi.org/products/ve-zen/reviews/13034
thanks man, nice review~
@mochill can't wait.
p.s. sorry been real busy with our own budget portable amps, I wanted to combo Zen with Breeze E16 or E11, but decided to give Zen what it deserves, even on a entry level setup.
Cheers
Lee
I've had these since Thursday and so far can't really say I'm impressed. They don't sound bad at all but compared to my newest and all time favorite, the Baldoor E100, neither one does anything truly better. The Asura have good range but their whole frequency has a bit of a...blur...to it. It's like they're on the brink of being great but everything about them is just step back.
The Zen I think is worse. It's clearer but the mids and lows are veiled and lack detail substantially (to the point where certain sounds are inaudible on some of my well known favorite songs).
I do however like the cable on the Zen more. The Asura does have a better splitter and metal plug but the stiffer cable on the Zen is less prone to crease and tangle. Build quality over all is pretty nice on both for sure, that and they share the same housing. The Asura does have some left over injected plastic though which I'll cover in my full review. Not a big deal in the slightest but just a tad better QA needed on the finish.
Over all though...meh...either the E100 is just that good (which it may be according to swbf2cheater's review) or the VE just isn't that great.
Test equipment is a Asus Xonar STX to JVC SEA-33 EQ to AudioTrak ImAmp.
Did you try them with a powerful enough amp? Is the AudioTrak a warm or more neutral amp. if you are driving the Zens with something that is more warm, its gonna sound like how you have described. Being 320 ohms they would benefit from something more akin to the O2 amp, which is powerful and clean, imo And also it needs quite a bit of burn in.
The original taste of the sound preferences. I think you are not using long VE and your hearing needs to be reconstructed after the E100. The longer I personally use Zen, the more it makes a huge difference with other earbuds. Also, do not forget to use the well-recorded music, as the bad road supercar evaluated. IMHO.I just wanted to say that, obviously, I put the E100 above all the rest due to my sound preferences. If you like lighter bass then the Altone or EX1000 may be more to your liking. If you like teeth shattering bass and dark mids and highs the JH16, etc. The DN-1000 are similar but with weaker bass and a more, eh, "digital" sound? More artificial I guess.
The original taste of the sound preferences. I think you are not using long VE and your hearing needs to be reconstructed after the E100. The longer I personally use Zen, the more it makes a huge difference with other earbuds. Also, do not forget to use the well-recorded music, as the bad road supercar evaluated. IMHO.